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> I'm not an expert on vinyl. The only record players I've interacted with have only had two speeds. Do most of them do variable spin rates? Lots of turntables
by CaptainOfCoit 2y ago
> I'm not an expert on vinyl. The only record players I've interacted with have only had two speeds. Do most of them do variable spin rates?
Lots of turntables have variable speed, DJs can tell you more about it :)
> How frequently do the rates get out of sync? What causes it? Do they vary on an album by album basis?
When you're DJing, one of the main things you'd deal with, is making things be in sync, one way or another. I'm not sure how much value you'd get from an app like this that seems to be more "fire and forget" and not for on-the-fly matching.
I'm guessing this app is for people who do their own maintenance, repairs and such of turntables, so they can easily verify their work.
- hnlmorg 2y agoI don’t think this would be aimed at DJ turntables. It doesn’t matter if those things drift because you’re never playing anything locked in at a specific RPM. Plus DJ turntables tend to be direct drive, which should be pretty consistent. Where as consumer record players tend to be more belt drives. And I’m assuming those belts can stretch with time?
- CaptainOfCoit 2y ago> I don’t think this would be aimed at DJ turntables I agree :) > Plus DJ turntables tend to be direct drive, which should be pretty consistent Indeed, but once you start doing repairs and/or modifications, things can get fuzzy. Maybe the app would help those people?
- LM358 2y agoPeople who are serious about turntable repair have calibration records with sine waves for that purpose.